Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

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August 13, 2019 – Ketones and Cognition

Aug 9, 2019

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Anchor lead: Can eating a high fat diet help you think better? Elizabeth Tracey reports People with mild cognitive impairment who ate a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates for a few months improved cognitive testing scores, a …

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August 12, 2019 – Inflammatory Diet and Cancer

Aug 9, 2019

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Anchor lead: Can eating a diet that reduces inflammation reduce your risk for cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Foods that promote inflammation can increase your risk for cancer while those that decrease inflammation can reduce it. That’s the conclusion of a …

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August 7, 2019 – Canada Drugs

Aug 3, 2019

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Anchor lead: Canada says it won’t formalize drug sales to the US, Elizabeth Tracey reports Insulin is just one example of a drug Americans regularly travel to Canada to purchase in order to save money. Now the Canadian government has …

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August 9, 2019 – Regeneration Without Damage?

Aug 3, 2019

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Anchor lead: Is it possible to help regenerate parts of the body without painful procedures? Elizabeth Tracey reports Something called double stranded RNA can help the body initiate regeneration, research by Luis Garza, a dermatologist at Johns Hopkins, has shown. …

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August 8, 2019 – Double stranded RNA

Aug 3, 2019

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Anchor lead: Is there a way to help the body regenerate? Elizabeth Tracey reports RNA is the acronym for a molecule usually used to make proteins from a DNA code, but it’s also used by viruses to help invade them …

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August 6, 2019 – Keeping Check

Aug 3, 2019

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Anchor lead: Soaring pharmaceutical prices have prompted state action, Elizabeth Tracey reports Maryland is poised to begin scrutinizing pharmaceutical prices and investigating price hikes with a board of experts appointed by the governor. Jeremy Greene, a pharmaceutical pricing activist and …

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August 5, 2019 – Drug Board

Aug 3, 2019

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Anchor lead: Should we be concerned about who’s on a board to examine drug prices? Elizabeth Tracey reports The state of Maryland has passed a law to form a board to scrutinize pharmaceutical prices and investigate price hikes. Some have …

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